false 5124970 1 Paul Ekman details steps to greater mastery of our emotional life- skills like increasing the gap between our impulses and our actions, making anger constructive, reading another person's emotions, detecting lies, and self-awareness. Emotional intelligence skills like the three kinds of empathy- cognitive, emotional and compassionate- are learnable, Ekman argues. Sharpening our emotional abilities will not only enrich our lives, but holds a key to a better world for ourselves and for future generations. 5191782 2007 Knowing Our Emotions, Improving Our World (Wired to Connect, 1) total:1|5:1| 1 5 2 0 0 0 false false Mon Nov 16 21:44:39 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 21:44:40 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Aug 27 17:27:21 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 17:27:21 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=5124970